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heabooknerd's review
3.0
A COVERT AFFAIR is a nice follow up to THE LIBRARIAN AND THE SPY and it was fun to be back with Quinn and James. Punjab’s history might have been sad but I really enjoyed reading about it. I love when author’s take real life historical events and use them in their plots.
Once again this book is only from Quinn’s POV. Not terrible, but I hoped we would learn more about James and his history. Quinn was as fun as the first time around and I found myself laughing at some of her comments and her constant confidence in herself. This woman is rocking it for librarians all over. James got a bit overprotective but he also never doubted Quinn’s strengths and her ability to take care of herself. Just a small thing: I did enjoy the romance, but there was pretty much no tension between James and Quinn. On one hand that’s not a bad thing, but on the other, it also made it feel more like a regular adventure/spy novel instead of a romance.
ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review
Once again this book is only from Quinn’s POV. Not terrible, but I hoped we would learn more about James and his history. Quinn was as fun as the first time around and I found myself laughing at some of her comments and her constant confidence in herself. This woman is rocking it for librarians all over. James got a bit overprotective but he also never doubted Quinn’s strengths and her ability to take care of herself. Just a small thing: I did enjoy the romance, but there was pretty much no tension between James and Quinn. On one hand that’s not a bad thing, but on the other, it also made it feel more like a regular adventure/spy novel instead of a romance.
ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review
kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
This is the second in the Librarian and the Spy series. It's a cute series, but it's somewhat marred by the clumsy delivery of information in the same way the Nancy Drew books are, as though the book is trying too hard to be educational. There's travel and suspense and the tracking down of terrorists. Nancy and Ned... no, sorry, Quinn and James... travel to India to locate a missing library and a kidnapped diplomat. After reading this second one, I think the dialogue doesn't really work for me. It tries for humor but I never agree that what the characters are saying to one another is amusing. I think I'm done with this series. Points for strong female protagonist and successful suspense.
lakesidegirl's review against another edition
2.0
I had high expectations after the first in the series, but unfortunately just did not enjoy this one. I appreciated what I hope was extensive research into Sikh history, but I couldn’t tell what was real history and what was invented for the story. The brief acknowledgements didn’t provide any background. If you’re going to hang your book on this very detailed (and confusing) time in history in another culture, please include a few citations? Which gets to the crux of my disinterest in this book even though I finally finished it: this is a contemporary romance and...there’s not enough of the romance.
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed being introduced to these characters back in [b:The Librarian and the Spy|31383930|The Librarian and the Spy (Librarian and the Spy Escapade #1)|Susan Mann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471288938s/31383930.jpg|52074327] and this was a great second installment in this series! What I really liked about this book was the introduction to Indian culture and the historical context of a real event that I had never heard of before (Operation Blue Star). Mann does an excellent job of weaving her story around the facts surrounding this operation and the burning of the Sikh Reference Library. I did wish we saw more of Nicole, Quinn's best friend, but hopefully she gets a bigger role in [b:An Uncommon Honeymoon|34892204|An Uncommon Honeymoon (Librarian and the Spy Escapade #3)|Susan Mann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498914871s/34892204.jpg|56145960].
*I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
*I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
nikkisbooknook's review against another edition
5.0
My favourite Spy loving Librarian is back! Quinn Ellington may be a librarian but she is also in training with the CIA to undertake covert operations. This will let her take missions under the tutelage of her boyfriend, and very own "James Bond", CIA Agent James Anderson. She may have fallen into the spy game accidentally but she comes from a strong spy background, care of her doting Grandfather.
When Quinn and James take an invitation to a new exhibit of rare manuscripts, they end up in the middle of a heist and a kidnapping! They are right in the thick of things and end up embroiled in an international rescue attempt involving an Ambassador, rare manuscripts and a deep and divisive history between the Sikh and Hindi faiths.
What follows is a really well researched and well constructed delve into Sikh/Hindi relations all contained within a spy story with a heavy dollop of romance. James is as compelling as ever and Quinn...well what she lacks in experience she makes up for in pluck and Librarian know how! She truly is a Ninja Librarian!
I loved how James and Quinn dealt with the struggles in their relationship and how they overcome forced separations due to missions, etc. I can't wait to see what happens next!
When Quinn and James take an invitation to a new exhibit of rare manuscripts, they end up in the middle of a heist and a kidnapping! They are right in the thick of things and end up embroiled in an international rescue attempt involving an Ambassador, rare manuscripts and a deep and divisive history between the Sikh and Hindi faiths.
What follows is a really well researched and well constructed delve into Sikh/Hindi relations all contained within a spy story with a heavy dollop of romance. James is as compelling as ever and Quinn...well what she lacks in experience she makes up for in pluck and Librarian know how! She truly is a Ninja Librarian!
I loved how James and Quinn dealt with the struggles in their relationship and how they overcome forced separations due to missions, etc. I can't wait to see what happens next!
sarah_'s review
3.0
Another fun, light, and fluffy installment in this series. Quinn and James (especially James) still don't have a ton of personality, but the action is fun and I enjoyed learning about a piece of Sikh history that was a major plot point.
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